Pearls of Wisdom: What a Difference 52 Years Makes
Our politics has changed a lot over the last 52 years, from July 28, 1965 to July 28, 2017.
Tag Archives: Government
Like a Public Utility, the Government Should Serve the People
Language is powerful. We have come to believe certain things about our government because we have been fed a steady diet of metaphors that embed scary images in our minds.
There is No Debt to Have a Ceiling
Our lawmakers’ arguments over raising the debt ceiling aren’t just reckless – they’re pointless. Congress should end its outdated budget control rules.
The Power of the People
In a previous blog we described “A Pledge to Return Control of the Government to the Citizens.” We now proceed to explore how such a tool could be utilized.
The Repeal and Replace Movement in Congress
As a business owner with over 60 employees, who I have provided health care for since starting the company almost 25 years ago, I am perplexed, baffled, and bewildered as to what is behind this health care madness coming out of the House and Senate.
Pearls of Wisdom: Health Insurance and Pre-Existing Conditions
Senator Ron Johnson’s June 26 op-ed in the New York Times is fundamentally wrong about health insurance.
Pearls of Wisdom: Congress Got the Message
During every election cycle it seems that all anyone can talk about is the necessity for a dramatic change in the political system. Yet, each time a new Congress is sworn in, it seems to be more of the same.
A Pledge to Return Control of the Government to the Citizens
Our government, to put it plainly, is not working properly. The public, with the economic scars to show for it, fully understands that our legislators are responding to big money, not their constituents.
The Senate Health Care Plan: Keeping America Sick and Poor
The Congressional Budget Office released its forecast earlier this week on the Senate Republican Plan to dismantle Obamacare. It’s not pretty …
In the Name of Equality, Close the Loophole
I’m an investor, researcher, and the great-grandson of the meatpacker Oscar Mayer. I’m deeply concerned by the extreme inequalities of income, wealth and opportunity that have opened up in U.S. society.
Pearls of Wisdom: We Need Government Regulations
Our nation is, as it always is, trying to determine what the role of government should be.
The Case for the Corporate Tax Rate
It is absurd to think that corporations, particularly large, multi-national corporations who pay millions in stockholder dividends and corporate bonuses, should pay a lower tax rate than most working Americans.
We Can’t Afford to Return to Regressive Taxation
I am outraged. “45” spent his entire campaign claiming that he would stand up for everyday Americans, and yet his recent tax proposals are nothing more than thinly disguised handouts for the wealthy. Not the wealthy…the super wealthy!
Speaker Ryan, We Need to Invest at Home
What Speaker Ryan gets wrong is that domestic spending DOES have an impact on the lives of most Americans.
Pay Raise for Workers; Jobs for Unemployed
How we treat the least in society reflects our values. As a nation, we need to ask ourselves what it really means to be a citizen in America? In fact, we should go further as ask what it means to be a human.
Let’s Help President Trump Succeed: Wages
Donald Trump understood the justified anger of Americans living hand to mouth, paycheck to paycheck. But now he has the obligation to do something about it. He also has the opportunity to create a great legacy.
The American People Deserve Tax Transparency
This April 18, millions of Americans will fulfill one of their most important duties as citizens of this great country…. they will pay their taxes. Teachers, police officers and construction workers will pay their taxes. I am a millionaire and I pay my taxes. We as a country need to know whether our President does the same.
Tax Returns and Tax “Reform”
We all make sacrifices for the greater good when we pay our taxes, and from those to whom much has been given, much shall be required. Does Donald Trump understand this? Given the opportunity to shape tax policy, will he choose a policy for the greater good or one that protects his fortune?
Why We Need Trump’s Tax Returns
The 2016 election was a turning point in American politics. It signaled that a huge swath of Americans were fed up with the way that the system had treated them and were looking outside of it for answers.
Pearls of Wisdom: Political Access Shouldn’t be for Sale
In a recent Bloomberg article Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) was quoted saying that he and his colleagues “need to hear from people who are in that business” to get a clearer picture of how to tax carried interest.